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Spelling Bee hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4, 2026
A Tuesday Bee built around the center letter O: 42 words, 185 points in total and Genius at 129, with a single 8-letter pangram, HONEYDEW at the top of the list. The HO- family alone contributes 12 of the 42 words.
D
E
H
O
N
W
Y
42Accepted words
185Max score
129Genius at
1Pangram
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter O. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a 8-letter word that starts with H and uses every letter in the hive.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: words built on HO- (HOED, HOEDOWN, HONE, HONED) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: D, E, H, N, W, Y, O.
HONEYDEW
All 42 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
dodo
done
donee
donned
dowdy
down
downed
downy
doyen
doyenne
endow
endowed
hoed
hoedown
hone
honed
honey
honeydew
honeyed
hood
hooded
hoodoo
hooey
howdy
neon
nodded
node
nohow
none
noon
odeon
owed
owned
wood
wooded
wooden
woody
wooed
woohoo
wowed
yond
yoohoo
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